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<strong>India&rsquo;s likely decision to pull out its nationals from Afghanistan is being taken in anticipation of high volatility amid a power vacuum that is expected to develop in the country after the US and NATO troops complete their exit by September.&nbsp;</strong></p>
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Analysts say that India&rsquo;s approach towards Afghanistan&rsquo;s transition is driven by two considerations. India will remain committed to Afghanistan, but will ensure that all Indian citizens remain safe.</p>
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Not taking any chances foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday was briefed about the security situation in Afghanistan by the country&rsquo;s ambassador Farid Mamundzay. The Afghan envoy, on his part, was also seeking an assessment of New Delhi&rsquo;s commitment to Kabul during the eminently fluid situation.</p>
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&quot;Foreign Secretary Shringla assured our Afghan friends of India&#39;s long term commitment towards peace and prosperity in Afghanistan,&quot; Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday.</p>
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India has had a hefty presence in Afghanistan since 2001, following the Taliban&rsquo;s exit from power amid the US invasion of Afghanistan, in the backdrop of the downing of the twin-towers in New York during a mega-terror attack.</p>
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India&rsquo;s probing fact-finding has been tuned to the rapidity of the US exit from the country, which could leave behind a power vacuum, which the Taliban, known to be&nbsp; close to arch-rival Pakistan, could fill up.</p>
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The Independent newspaper is reporting that hours after the retreat of US troops, photographs from the Bagram airfield, from where they exited in Afghanistan show looting by locals of <a href="https://in.news.yahoo.com/photos-show-looted-bagram-air-110824669.html">basketballs, stereo speakers, laptops, bicycle helmets</a> and other pieces of scrap.</p>
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The daily pointed out that after two decades of stay, the US troops left on Friday night without alerting the base&rsquo;s new Afghan commander, Afghan security officials were quoted as saying.</p>
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General Mir Asadullah Kohistani, who is Bagram&rsquo;s new commander, apparently found out about the exit of American troops after more than two hours of their departure.</p>
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&ldquo;We (heard) some rumour that the Americans had left Bagram … and finally by seven o&rsquo;clock in the morning, we understood that it was confirmed that they had already left Bagram,&rdquo; General Kohistani was quoted as saying.</p>
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In a separate report the daily said that&nbsp;&nbsp; the Taliban has already warned that any foreign troops left behind in Afghanistan after the September 11 withdrawal deadline announced by US President Joe Biden would be at risk.&nbsp;</p>
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&ldquo;We would react and the final decision is with our leadership,&rdquo; Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen, based in Doha, told the BBC.</p>
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